F1 2013

"Like he'll ever see this...*

Congrats Valtteri Bottas!!!
and Thank You for putting a Williams back where it belongs.

Wow.

TedTheewen said:

Interesting site.

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F1rejects?
Isn't it though?
Just think of how 'at home' JVC would probably feel there...

KellyAssauer said:

"Like he'll ever see this...*

Congrats Valtteri Bottas!!!
and Thank You for putting a Williams back where it belongs.

Wow.

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Bottas did brilliant today and I'm sure Williams are very happy with their new chappy.

I found this qualifying very exciting indeed. A little water goes a long way.

F1rejects?
Isn't it though?
Just think of how 'at home' JVC would probably feel there...

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And that Massa crash just added to the mayhem. =(

I really feel sorry for Massa, who just can't catch a break sometimes. However, the mayhem it caused did add to the thrill at the end. It should be a brilliant race tomorrow, I'm really looking forward to it. And I get to watch it live and in full as this is one of the races the BBC is showing.

Was it last year?

24 Hueres Du Mans
12 Hours of Sebring
and the 6 Hours of Montreal......

I've always liked the Canada race. It's a beautiful track, too.

onesecondglance said:

Every session I was pointing at the timing, saying "Bottas? BOTTAS?" Boy done good. I am not a Maldonado fan whatsoever so that made his success even sweeter

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I like F1, but I can't say that I'm a fan of any particular driver. When I first started watching there were names I heard a lot, like Kimi, David, Rubens, Ralph and Michael - and all of them seemed to be very professional. As I learned more about the sport, drivers came and went. One day, I watched a rookie named Lewis find himself on a podium for the very first time. He was so surprised, modest, nearly apologetic, and so well mannered that it was difficult not to like the star struck kid. Yet the way he handled himself a year or two later when he was frustrated and nothing was going right... made me change my mind.

I did learn something though... that famous Senna quote:

By being a racing driver means you are racing with other people. And if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver, because we are competing.

So.... I can't blame Hamilton or Maldonado, or anyone else (new or old) for going for that gap. They are race car drivers after all, but I do still have that same perspective as a fan of the sport that I had in the beginning: I enjoy seeing driver's that know what a privilege they have been given, and continue to respect that rare opportunity. I enjoy watching drivers who have manners and represent their teams and behave professionally.

And I love seeing the underdog win, or the b-driver win, (or the bridesmaid) or a return to glory for a team that had it once.. or to see some 'new' kid surpass everyone's expectations.

Given all of my odd criteria and likes, I think it would be easy to see why Lewis, Sebastian, and Fernando can really irritate me at times. I don't wish them any harm... but I'm not buying that "I deserve" mentality one bit. Young drivers with equal skill get turned away every year - and yet I know - it would be a boring sport if every driver was an accommodating, and gracious gentleman like Rubens...

So yes... Go Valtteri!
Go Jean-Eric!
Go Daniel!
Go Adrian!

-all of whom advanced to Q3!

Bravo!

Well done.

Damn, that race was boring. I fell asleep for a few laps.

I didn't think it was that bad. Boring that Vettel won with such a lead, but there was plenty of action going on down the field. Shame that Bottas couldn't convert the 3rd place on the grid into some points, but he did well, nonetheless. Would've liked to have seen Hamilton keep his second place, or actually be able to challenge Vettel up front. I don't think he was helped by certain drivers ignoring the blue flags.

A marshal was killed at yesterday's grand prix whilst recovering Gutierrez's car.

That is terribly sad.
My heart goes out to his family.



I really do want to celebrate the record setting sixth place finish by STR-Ferrari's Jean Eric Vergne. Way to go!

And - somebody should note the truly bizarre:

Paul di Resta finished seventh yesterday in his Force-India Mercedes after doing something quite unusual. He dashed into the pits to replace his worn out medium compound tyres........


on lap 67.




Chew on that for awhile. =)

The rejects are giving their predictions for tomorrow's New Jersey race....

*wipes away tears*

Now there's something I could see a little more of...

A podium without Seb.

*and a fantastic come back from dead last to 6th by Felipe!* Woohoo!

KellyAssauer said:

Now there's something I could see a little more of...

A podium without Seb.

*and a fantastic come back from dead last to 6th by Felipe!* Woohoo!

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A better come back from dead last to 4th place by Lewis!

(Just saying )

Lots of mayhem in this race. But the final 10 laps were pure hardcore.

So Vettel finally wins in Germany. Nice.

This race was kinda boring. Once again Webber can't catch a break.

It was nice not to have the entire race about the tires. The tire drama is getting old.

I missed quite a bit of the race as I was switching back and forth between F1, the Tour de France, and Wimbledon. Though the last few laps of the Grand Prix were pretty exciting, and I was out of my seat yelling for Dan Martin to win the stage in France, I have to give the edge to Wimbledon this time . Way to go, Andy Murray!!!!

I'll be back... I, ummm,
have to go show Jules where to find the parking brake lever.

I am bummed. With all that's going on here, I won't be able to get back into F1 until after August.

I miss all the fun.

The F1 site doesn't want to load right for me anymore because of some crap I loaded to block ads. Weird.